by Frank Wilhelmi | Dec 31, 2012 | Frank's Column
Last month I got all excited about the Nrf2/ARE Pathway and it being the primary activator of our powerful antioxidant enzymes. Recall that the activity of these free-radical scavenging enzymes is the body’s primary protection against aging and disease,...
by Frank Wilhelmi | Dec 4, 2012 | Frank's Column
The human body is designed to last. The primary mechanism which insures our longevity is a system of antioxidant enzymes that squelch free radicals at a rate of about 2 billion per second, sopping up these destructive molecules as fast as they are generated,...
by Frank Wilhelmi | Oct 13, 2012 | Frank's Column
In my last article I described the absolute essential nature of the two fats; linoleic acid (LA) and alpha-linolenic acid (LNA), how the human body cannot make these fats and requires them to have life at all, let alone health. I further described how modern food...
by Frank Wilhelmi | Sep 26, 2012 | Frank's Column, Heart Health
The news media and even many doctors refer to ‘Essential Fatty Acids’ (EFAs) and lump Fish Oils in with the discussion in a way that confuses the use of the term. Strictly, the term applies to only two unsaturated fats (which are fatty acids because they...
by Frank Wilhelmi | Sep 1, 2012 | Antiaging, Frank's Column, Heart Health, Nutrition
It has been almost 7 years since I put up this website, and I find that today, the 6 Critical Keys to Senior Fitness still remain the most important aspects of living which need to be understood and attended to for maintaining excellent health into advanced age. We...
